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Sources of Democracy – Greece How Do I Take Notes in This Class? (This is the MAIN IDEA and would be written on LEFT side of your paper). • You write your notes in the class like this... • This would be written to the RIGHT side of your paper, under your main idea. Greece is in the Mediterranean Sea on the continent of Europe. Ancient Greece – 1 min Greek Roots of Democracy • Greeks built small, independent citystates – A small country with one large city in the center, surrounded by smaller villages • Greeks created a large empire by conquering lands and making them colonies • Each city state had a large hill in the middle of the city called an acropolis – Used as a meeting place, a theatre, and a place to worship their many gods and goddesses Sparta and Athens • Sparta and Athens – Major city-states • The Spartans were a warrior societyalways training and ready for war • Athens was a much more peaceful city-state than Sparta • Athens was where democracy was born – A form of govt where the people vote to elect leaders • Athenian democracy was limited – Few freedoms for the people Athens – 2 mins The Peloponnesian War • 400 B.C. - Sparta and Athens go to war • Sparta tried to dominate all of Greece • The Peloponnesian War, lasted 27 years • Sparta defeated Athens Greek Philosophers • Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato – Thinkers and philosophers who debated the meaning of life and human existence Socrates and Plato – 5 mins